Throw a Singer House Party

March 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Singer is offering an opportunity for sewists across the United States to to share their love of sewing and try out the Confidence Stylist sewing machine. It’ll all happen through 800 House Parties to take place on Mother’s Day weekend, May 6-8, 2011.

If selected to host a House Party, you’ll get to borrow a Singer Confidence Stylist sewing machine and get access to specially designed projects for the parties. In addition, you and your guests will get special discounts through the party.

“Hosts will borrow a new SINGER^® Confidence Stylist™ sewing machine from a local SINGER^® retailer, such as Viking Sewing Gallery stores in select Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft™ stores or other SINGER^® dealer locations, and attend a special one-hour machine orientation at the specified retail location which will give them exclusive access to projects and sewing tips from SINGER experts. In addition, SINGER has created a specially designed sewing project for each party and will provide fun activities and downloadable party favors…. Hosts will have the opportunity to purchase the machine at a 20% discount. SINGER^® will also offer the host a free SINGER® Expert Finish™ iron with purchase if a machine is purchased before or at the orientation. Guests will be offered a 15% discount of the machine.”

Interested? Read more about this opportunity.

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Learn All About Sewing Velvet Fabric

I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store. So much texture! And the way the fibers catch the light! But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think. That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl. That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction. That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared. And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet.

Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects. Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter. Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long.

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success. There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid. She describes the different types of velvet available. And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric. Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric. There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric.

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

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